Value chains’ development and water access for food security in Kenya

About this project

The initiative aims to contribute to the food security of agro-pastoral communities in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) of Kenya, aligning with SDG 2, and referring in particular to targets 2.3 and 2.4. Climate change and recurring periods of drought have made the subsistence economy of local communities increasingly vulnerable, whose traditional use of livestock farming is increasingly less sustainable and represents a further factor in soil erosion. The management of scarce natural resources (water, pastures, arable land) also represents one of the main causes of conflict between the populations of the area. The project focuses in particular on the subcounties of Laikipia West and North, involving 41 Self Help Groups and 2 cooperatives active in the area, with the aim of encouraging the development and strengthening of sustainable and climate-resilient agri-food supply chains, which contribute to diversify and increase the sources of income of the target groups. The intervention involves a specific methodology to encourage and monitor the inclusion of vulnerable subjects (subjects with disabilities or mental distress, people with addictions, gender based violence victims) present in target self help groups, in order to guarantee an equal opportunity for inclusion in the production chains. The intervention logic aims to achieve this objective: a) By introducing and consolidating sustainable agriculture, livestock and land management practices, through training in agroeco…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

Kenya

Sectors

Agricultural developmentAgricultural water resourcesAgro-industries

Focus

Disaster risk reduction · Also contributesNutrition · Main focusEnvironment · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

IPSIA - ISTITUTO PACE, SVILUPPO, INNOVAZIONE ACLI ONG/ON

Accountable

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Published by AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-013244-09-8.

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